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sub-Project Poland
This sub-project examines how Polish artists and cultural practitioners respond to the socio-political polarisation and the “culture wars” in their country. How do they attempt to contribute to “peacebuilding” in the sense of positive peace? The study is empirically oriented and, on the basis of on-site research, describes various approaches to achieving positive peace through…
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Counter-intuitive Peacebuilding: An Encounter with Artist Daniel Rycharski in Rural Poland
In 2024, Jörg Scheller met Rycharski in his home town of Sierpc and interviewed him. The artist, who is openly gay and an activist for queer rights, but also a devout Christian, lives and works in rural Poland amidst the electorate of Poland’s national conservative PiS party. Through long-term cooperation with the local population, especially…
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The research project featured on ZHdK’s Kunstlicht podcast
Rada Leu and Jörg Scheller spoke with Kunstlicht co-host Eva Pauline Bossow about the potentials and limitations of art as peace(building). Rada gave insights into her research in the Republic of Moldova. https://www.zhdk.ch/meldung/wie-kuenste-den-frieden-foerdern-7061
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Publication: “Die neuen Graswurzel-Avantgarde”, Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte
Volume XVIII/2 of the Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte includes an article by Jörg Scheller about “the new grassroots avant-gardes”. The text discusses individuals and groups researched within the framework of Contemporary Art, Popular Culture, and Peacebuilding in Eastern Europe, including Daniel Rycharski (Poland) and Oberliht (Republic of Moldova).